With the end of the Second World War,
Medtner could pick up the threads of his life again, although a recently discovered heart condition made his performing career look doubtul. However, he went on to compose his Sonate-Ballade, which he was later given the opportunityto record by his benefactor. Donald Macleod introduces this and his last and most deeply felt work - his Piano Quintet.
When Roses Fade; The Muse (Poems of Pushkin, Op 36)
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) accompanied by the Composer (piano) Sonate-Ballade
Geoffrey Tozer (piano)
Piano Quintet, Op
Posth Dmitri Alexeev , New Budapest Quartet (R)